British sloop 'Goelan' (1803)

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Goelan
Nominal Guns	16	BWAS-1793
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	French brig 'Le Goéland' (1801) (16) 1801-1803 French 16 Gun Unrated Brig
Captured	13.10.1803	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Basse-Indre - Nantes	BWAS-1817
Ship Class	Alcion Class (1801)	BWAS-1817
Designed by	Jean Michel SegondatFrench Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1790-1846	BWAS-1817
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Sloop	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Brig	BWAS-1793
Broken Up	9.1810	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1817
Length of Gundeck91' 3"Imperial Feet27.813
Breadth28' 0"Imperial Feet8.5344
Depth in Hold7' 9"Imperial Feet2.3622
Burthen334Tons BM

Armament

7.1804Broadside Weight = 174 Imperial Pound ( 78.909 kg)BWAS-1817
Upper Gun Deck14 British 24-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 6-Pounder

5 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
7.1804 - 6.1805Commander†BWAS-18171.3.1805 - 8.2.1806Commander Transfered ADM 196/3/4BWAS-18176.1805 - 8.1805CommanderBWAS-181718.4.1806 - 2.1808CommanderBWAS-181722.2.1808 - 10.1808CommanderBWAS-1817

Service History

DateEventSource
9.10.1808Arrived at Sheerness and laid upBWAS-1817
9.1810Broken up at SheernessBWAS-1817

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

BWAS-1817Rif Winfield, Book

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